Election results for Birstall and Birkenshaw

District Council Election - Thursday 7th May 2026
Comparison with previous election

 Conservative Win Councillor Joshua Sheard was elected with a majority of 2%. A total of 17558 votes were cast.

Table of main parties and election candidates retaining deposit
Election CandidatePartyNumber%Status% Change
Councillor Joshua SheardConservative255915%Newly electedn/a
Councillor Philip Anthony JamesReform UK223513%Newly electedn/a
Councillor Elizabeth SmajeConservative220213%Newly electedn/a
Keith MallinsonReform UK218212%Not electedn/a
Adrian ReidReform UK200111%Not electedn/a
Mark Stephen ThompsonConservative194511%Not electedn/a
Other election candidates-see below443425%-21%
Table of other election candidates
Election Candidate Party Number % Outcome
Elaine Wilkes Labour 639 4% Not elected
Jamie Connor Foster Green Party 638 4% Not elected
Lorna Marie Goldman Labour 621 4% Not elected
Cheya Amelie Watson Labour 621 4% Not elected
Tahir Akram Green Party 594 3% Not elected
Corey Patrick Hayes Green Party 591 3% Not elected
Louise Mary Walsh Liberal Democrats 323 2% Not elected
Bernard Thomas Disken Liberal Democrats 217 1% Not elected
Richard Dod Liberal Democrats 190 1% Not elected